Demi Moore wins leading role gong at Golden Globes

Demi Moore has won a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy film for her leading role in "The Substance," the story of a fading actress seeking a fountain of youth.

Known for movies such as "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Ghost," Moore told the crowd that she had once been dismissed as a "popcorn actress" and feared her career was over.

"I'm just in shock right now," Moore said as she held her trophy on stage. "I've been doing this a long time, over 45 years. This is the first time I've ever won anything as an actor."

Among other awards, Brazil's Fernanda Torres took the trophy for best actress in a movie drama for Portuguese language film "I'm Still Here." The movie tells the story of a woman who must reinvent herself after her family is shattered by violence during the military dictatorship in Brazil in 1971.

Sebastian Stan was named best actor in a film musical or comedy for "A Different Man," a movie about a man with facial disfigurement.

"Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end now," Stan said. "We have to normalise it and continue to expose ourselves to it and our children."

Kieran Culkin was named best supporting film actor for "A Real Pain," a dramedy about cousins who travel to Poland to explore their family's roots.

At the start of the show, first-time host Nikki Glaser welcomed the celebrity crowd to "Ozempic's biggest night" and teased Timothee Chalamet, Harrison Ford, Selena Gomez and other power players in the audience.

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"You could do anything, except tell the country who to vote for," Glaser said, referring to widespread Hollywood support for the losing candidate in the recent US presidential election.

Globe honorees were chosen by 334 entertainment journalists from 85 countries, compared with roughly 9,000 voters who select the Academy Awards. The Globes voting body has been expanded in recent years and organisers instituted reforms after being criticized for ethical lapses and a lack of diversity.

In TV categories, "Hacks" won best musical or comedy series, "Baby Reindeer" was named best limited series and "Shogun" earned best TV drama.

"The Brutalist," the story of a Holocaust survivor who chases the American dream, and musical thriller "Emilia Perez" took home the first major movie honours of Hollywood's awards season at the Golden Globes on Sunday.

The Globes kick off a marathon awards season in Hollywood that culminates with the Academy Awards in March. Winning a Globe can shine a spotlight on movies angling for the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars.